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SEO and content optimization platforms · September 2026 Edition

Clearscope vs Frase

Zero of twelve models named Clearscope first on the direct prompt; zero named Frase. Both were named by all twelve models and Clearscope carries 50 labels and Frase 41, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Clearscope

accepted challenger

Named in three categories this edition.

Frase

accepted challenger

Named in three categories this edition.

First-choice share6%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate16%7%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#4#7A position in a field of 16; printed, not drawn.
Labels5041A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Clearscope reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Surfer SEO was named alongside these two in ten of the twelve direct answers. Surfer SEO vs Clearscope · Surfer SEO vs Frase · Semrush vs Clearscope

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all twelve models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the SEO and content optimization platforms page.

By framing

How many of the twelve models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
ClearscopeFirst choices, of twelve modelsFrase
Direct00
Paraphrase201 against Clearscope
Comparative001 against Clearscope
Budget-constrained023 against Clearscope
Scale-constrained10
Negative113 against Clearscope · 3 against Frase
Bars are first choices, 0 to 12 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to twelve.

Across every category in the September 2026 Edition, Clearscope and Frase were named in the same answer seventy-one times, of the 128 answers naming Clearscope and the 113 naming Frase. In those answers Frase took the first choice thirteen times and Clearscope four.

Every model, every framing

The seventy-two answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Clearscope and Frase stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.1 Fast
Mistral Small
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen 3.7 Flash
Kimi K2
GLM 4.7 FlashX
MiniMax M2.5
Clearscope Frase first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Clearscope on the left and Frase on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Clearscope and Frase stood in it.

Neither was the first choice, one was named

10 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
GPT-5.4 miniSemrush alternatives: Ahrefs, Clearscope, Conductor
Gemini 3.5 FlashSemrush, Surfer SEO alternatives: Ahrefs, Clearscope, SE Ranking
Perplexity SonarSemrush alternatives: Ahrefs, Clearscope, Surfer SEO
Grok 4.1 FastSurfer SEO alternatives: Ahrefs, Clearscope, Frase, MarketMuse, Semrush
Mistral SmallHubSpot Content Hub, HubSpot Marketing Hub alternatives: Clearscope, MarketMuse, Semrush, Surfer SEO
DeepSeek V4 FlashSemrush alternatives: Ahrefs, Clearscope, MarketMuse, Surfer SEO
Llama 4 MaverickKeygrip alternatives: Ahrefs, Clearscope, Screaming Frog, Semrush, Surfer SEO
Qwen 3.7 FlashAhrefs, Semrush alternatives: Clearscope, HubSpot, SE Ranking, Screaming Frog, Sitebulb, Surfer SEO
Kimi K2Semrush alternatives: Ahrefs, Clearscope, MarketMuse, Screaming Frog, Surfer SEO
GLM 4.7 FlashXSemrush alternatives: Ahrefs, Clearscope, NeuronWriter, Surfer SEO

Neither was named

2 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5Sight AI alternatives: Intero Digital, Stratabeat, Ubersuggest, Virayo, Writesonic
MiniMax M2.5Surfer SEO alternatives: Ahrefs, MarketMuse

Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.

By buyer segment

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Frase leads by twelve points.
Frase15%#3 of 13
Clearscope4%#8 of 13
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Clearscope leads at mid-market.
Clearscope6%#4 of 16
Frase4%#7 of 16
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Clearscope leads by two points.
Clearscope2%#6 of 13
Frase0%#12 of 13
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Clearscope

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.

“Clearscope ($129+/mo) — enterprise-grade pricing” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“$189-350/month; extremely high price for solo users; no free trial; limited to content optimization only” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · soft negative
“premium content editors (like Clearscope or Surfer SEO) often start around $100 to $140+ per month” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“Semrush Enterprise (~$18K/yr) + Clearscope or Surfer (~$1\u2013$15K/yr) for a cost-effective, comprehensive stack” DeepSeek V4 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“I'd usually recommend Clearscope if your main goal is to improve content quality and search performance” GPT-5.4 mini · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Legitimate paid tools: Surfer SEO, Clearscope, RankUp (with proper trials)” Mistral Small · negative prompt · first choice

What the models said about Frase

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of six in this category shown.

“Frase - Low-cost option with user reports of inaccurate recommendations” Mistral Small · negative prompt · hard negative
“Criticized as "dead" in 2026—doesn't account for LLMs” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · hard negative
“excellent tools when used correctly, but they are highly dangerous when misused” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Frase gives you content briefs and optimization at a fraction of the cost... it offers the most functionality per dollar” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“Frase is the best starting point for most small companies” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · first choice
“Budget-conscious | Frase | $15/month” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · first choice
Also compared

Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.